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Published 3 Nov 2025, 10:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Infrared (IR) Chemical Imaging and Spectroscopy for Environmental Geo Science

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£254,000£304,800 inc. VAT0% below final estimate

Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 10 Dec 2025

Awarded to BRUKER UK LIMITED2 awards

Contract term 3 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 14 Apr 2026 with extensions · starts 24 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of an automated imaging infrared analyser for the rapid and accurate characterisation of microplastics and degraded microplastics isolated from groundwaters, river waters marine sediments, urban soils

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 moPublished value£254,000

Contract period: 24 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 mo) · up to 14 Apr 2026 with extensionsValue: £254,000 exc. VAT · £304,800 inc. VAT

Extensions: None · UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to two weeks by giving not less than one weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The terms and conditions of this Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical/ Quality: 60%
Price Schedule (Appendix B): 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Price Schedule (Appendix B)
Technical/ Quality

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Nov 2025, 10:29 GMT
Last source update: 2 Apr 2026, 12:04 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 10 Dec 2025
Authority reference: UKRI-5383
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-070345
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d8aa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: UKRI eSourcing

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

xxxxx To access this opportunity please click here: ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend_ ↗ xxxxxxxxxx

Please note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform:

Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗
Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above.
Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest).
Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site.
Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.

Timeline

3 Nov 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published359 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 10:29 GMT
Clarification questions by327 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 09:00 GMT
Submission deadline327 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent322 days ago
10 Dec 2025
Award decision expected by321 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends312 days ago
19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts308 days ago
24 Dec 2025
Latest notice published209 days ago
2 Apr 2026, 12:04 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
3 Nov 2025, 10:29 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
10 Dec 2025, 16:28 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
10 Dec 2025, 16:28 GMT
Contract signature expected
22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Jan 2026, 10:10 GMT
UK7
Contract termination notice published
2 Apr 2026, 12:04 BST
UK11

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-11: 1 release · 3 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £253,9171 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BRUKER UK LIMITEDUKRI-5383 Infrared (IR) Chemical Imaging and Spectroscopy for Environmental Geo Science23 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£253,917same award published again · counted once	10 Dec 2025standstill to 19 Dec 2025	Standstill
BRUKER UK LIMITED	£253,917 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5383 Infrared (IR) Chemical Imaging and Spectroscopy for Environmental Geo Science · BRUKER UK LIMITED
Signed
9 Jan 2026
Value
£253,917
Period
10 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 14 Apr 2026 with extensions
Status
terminated
Extensions
UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to two weeks by giving not less than one week’s notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date
Final value
£253,917
Termination
contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: N/A

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bruker UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDGH-5627-XXXQ Welland House Longwood Close Westwood Business Park, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8HZContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender2 Apr 2026, 12:04 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Jan 2026, 10:10 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Dec 2025, 16:28 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Nov 2025, 10:29 GMT